Hi my name is Jen. I'm 29 ( will be 30 next month) Because I am turning 30 I want to try to get this emotional eating/being an over eater being out of shape thing under control for good this time. I have had a problem with food since I was a kid. I am addicted to food , I cant just have one bowl or one bite I get like hypnotized by food. And for me food has always equaled love, I guess because I've never been able to find love with someone its always been food. I ...

Hi my name is Jen. I'm 29 ( will be 30 next month) Because I am turning 30 I want to try to get this emotional eating/being an over eater being out of shape thing under control for good this time. I have had a problem with food since I was a kid. I am addicted to food , I cant just have one bowl or one bite I get like hypnotized by food. And for me food has always equaled love, I guess because I've never been able to find love with someone its always been food. I have 2 beagles -rufus and sadie and they are my kids.

Hey Jenn! Thanks for stopping by my page and for your comments. You can do this girl! Like I said, if I can do it, anyone can do it!!!!!! I SWEAR!!!!!!! and I mean we DO share the same name, clearly we are already awesome!!! COME ON! lol you got this!!!! :)

black sweatpants, yoga pants, any pants....I can deal with that. But when everYthing is black or a black background...that gets a little OCD for me, we are talking Goth world. I use to need a search light for my closet to find the piece I wanted to wear. Now, I no longer look like I'm auditioning for a vampire movie. I have color in my cheeks. {and my wrinkles look less noticeable} that alone is PRICELESS.

The most important change I've made food wise has been severely cutting back on STARCHES and getting most of my carbs from non-starch veggies. I satisfy my starch cravings with roasted chickpeas. ( I sometimes eat a whole can instead of a meal). And I found that after doing without STARCHES/SUGAR those crazy cravings really died down. A good book that helped me (I have a tendency towards carb sensitivity) WHY WE GET FAT AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT by Gary Taubes He has a great diet in appendix 1